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# Re: Verb-line arguments

- Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 19:10:39 PDT
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    > Well.....here's an idea that I was thinking about while trying to get it
    > sleep last night:
    >
    > What about verb-line arguments that are builtin, for instance running a verb
    > with a -<argument> would do something different to the verb, for instance:
    >
    > -quite --> no text output
    > -debug --> quicker than making it +d
    > -wait<#> --> wait to call the verb
    > -fork<#> --> for the verb a # of times (may need to be wiz-only)
    > -showobj --> shows the obj # that is sending each line.
    >      like:
    >      #9876>> The cat jumps up.
    >      #9877>> A man comes along to get the cat.
    >      #9876>> The cat runs around the room.
    > -showverb --> like above but also shows the verb name.

    You could do all that very effeciently with $do_command() and
    force_input(), and a $bf_notifify() bf wrapper.

    Phantom

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